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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Travis throw at the dog?

2. How does Travis get the collar on the dog?

3. Where was Vince?

4. What did the retriever not like?

5. What kind of drinks did Travis pack?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Vince want with Johnny the Wire?

2. How did Vince enter the home of Dr. Yarbeck?

3. Who was Wes Dalburg?

4. What was it Nora feared most about the person who scared her?

5. What did Wes believe the thing in the bushes sounded like?

6. What things did Arthur Streck knock over while trying to escape Einstein?

7. How does Travis convince the dog to allow the collar on him?

8. Why didn't Wes get the gun despite his fear?

9. What are the things Travis likes in Nora?

10. How was the fear that Travis felt after he'd left the canyon different to what he felt why he was there?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Travis killed the Outsider, do you think it was more an act of revenge or pity? Why? What would you do if you had been Travis? What things that the Outsider does make it seem more human? More animal?

Essay Topic 2

In what ways did teaching Einstein have an effect on Nora's redevelopment? What are some theories on how this helped her to blossom as a fully functional woman? What do you think would have happened to Nora otherwise? How do you think her progression in life would have been had it not been for Einstein and Travis?

Essay Topic 3

What led Travis to guilt over the death of his loved ones? Do you think this is a logical way to feel? Why or why not? Describe the way you would feel in his position.

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